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Osteoporosis: Another Dementia Predictor?

Low bone mineral density in certain places linked with dementia onset

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Verbal Skills Better Among Well-Supported Seniors With Depression

Another study highlights importance of social support in golden years

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Dementia Risk Higher for Elite Soccer Players

Is heading the ball to blame?

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Incident Cognitive Impairment Tied to Stress

More than one in five older adults report high levels of perceived stress

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NFL Concussion Symptoms Tied to Cognitive Function Decades Later

Players with concussion symptoms performed worse on cognitive tests as they aged

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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Linked With Late-Life Cognition

History of preeclampsia/eclampsia may be an independent risk factor for cognitive decline

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Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements

But large observational study has significant limitations

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We May Be Better at Fending Off Dementia, Autopsies Suggest

Neurodegeneration pathologies look similar across birth epochs as dementia incidence declines

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Nurse Pleads Not Guilty to Amputation; Bruce Willis' Dementia; Defy Mifeprex Order?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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Cognitive Functioning Improves After Cochlear Implant

Clinically meaningful improvement in older adults at risk for mild cognitive impairment

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Old Drug May Help Protect People With Diabetes Against Dementia

Those with history of ischemic heart disease or stroke saw greatest protection with pioglitazone

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There's No 'Recipe' to Reduce Dementia Risk -- Yet

Until more evidence emerges, here's how to discuss it with patients

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Familiar Drugs Get a Foot in the Door for Small Vessel Stroke Treatment

Combined isosorbide mononitrate and cilostazol feasible, well tolerated in these patients

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Polypill Tested for Cognitive, Functional Benefits

Trial data show mixed results

Update on Long COVID; Social Stress on the Immune System

Also in TTHealthWatch: viruses and neurodegenerative diseases

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Memory Decline Tied to Lifestyle Factors

Healthy lifestyle slowed memory loss, even in APOE4 carriers

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Early CVD Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline

What happens by age 60 predicts cognitive trajectory, CARDIA study shows

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Dementia Risk Tied to Blood Pressure Fluctuations

Relationship was stronger in people not taking calcium channel blockers

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Cutting Back on Smoking No Help for Dementia Risk

But large study of long-time smokers confirms reduced risk with quitting altogether

Using Recalled Devices to Approve New Ones; Inpatient Safety

Also in TTHealthWatch: antibiotic use and inflammatory bowel disease

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What Happens When Patients Learn About Their Alzheimer's Status?

Knowledge of amyloid wasn't benign, but psychological changes didn't reach clinical concern level

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Dementia Tied to Hearing Loss

Likelihood of developing dementia was lower for older adults who used hearing aids

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Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infection

Is neuroinflammation a factor?

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Earlier Health Conditions Tied to Subsequent Dementia

Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia links are time-dependent

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Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics?

Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals

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Dementia Risk Higher in People With Earlier Signs of Psychological Distress

Stress, exhaustion symptoms linked with increased dementia risk years later

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Mindfulness Training, Exercise May Not Help Subjective Cognitive Concerns

Stress, physical activity, and cognition may have complex relationship

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Brain Vitamin D Tied to Cognitive Function

No links seen with Alzheimer's or dementia pathology, however

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Dementia Patients With Seizures Decline Faster

Worse cognition, poorer function, higher mortality for those with active seizures

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Cognitive Decline Tied to Midlife Diet

Impact of ultra-processed foods is small but important, prospective study suggests

Hearing Loss and Dementia; Burden of Death From Bacterial Infections

Also in TTHealthWatch: stopping cervical cancer screening

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Flavonols Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline

Memory scores better in older adults who ate more flavonol-rich fruits and vegetables

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Dementia Risk Score Touts 'Nearly 100%' Predictive Accuracy

But some experts are skeptical of novel clinical tool

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Brain Aging in Black Adults Shows Accelerated Pattern Starting in Midlife

Links between age and MRI measures similarly strong in both mid- and late life

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Memory Decline Slower for Eligible Seniors Who Use Government Food Benefits

SNAP users show 2 fewer years of cognitive aging over 10 years

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Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65

Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show

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Does Diet Matter? Study Questions Links Between Diet and Dementia

Diet combined with other risk-reduction strategies may show different results

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Midlife Omega-3 Levels Tied to Brain Structure, Cognition

Larger hippocampal volume, better abstract reasoning for people in their 40s

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Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk?

DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data

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Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicide

Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65

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